Irene Leo

1.6k total citations
38 papers, 869 citations indexed

About

Irene Leo is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Irene Leo has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 869 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 11 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Irene Leo's work include Face Recognition and Perception (14 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (7 papers) and Face recognition and analysis (5 papers). Irene Leo is often cited by papers focused on Face Recognition and Perception (14 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (7 papers) and Face recognition and analysis (5 papers). Irene Leo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Australia. Irene Leo's co-authors include Francesca Simion, Chiara Turati, Eloisa Valenza, Viola Macchi Cassia, Elisa Di Giorgio, David J. Lewkowicz, Daniela Lucangeli, Lara Bardi, Claudio Zandonella Callegher and Gianmarco Altoè and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Child Development and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Irene Leo

35 papers receiving 845 citations

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Caitlin M. Fausey United States

Cara H. Cashon United States

Martha E. Arterberry United States

Shaoying Liu China

Jonathan A. Slemmer United States

Sébastien Miellet United Kingdom

Erin E. Hannon United States

Naiqi G. Xiao Canada

Hanako Yoshida United States

Enrica Menon Italy

Caitlin M. Fausey United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

Leo, Irene, Alessandra Simonelli, Andrea Ermolao, et al.. (2025). Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Concussion Recognition Tool 6 (CRT6™), Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6®) and Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6™): the Italian process. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 51(1). 109–109.

Kavussanu, Maria, Enrico Rubaltelli, Irene Leo, et al.. (2024). A psychological intervention reduces doping likelihood in Italian athletes: A replication and extension. Psychology of sport and exercise. 77. 102761–102761. 3 indexed citations

Leo, Irene, et al.. (2023). Event-related potential correlates of implicit processing of own- and other-race faces in children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 238. 105773–105773.

Gavaruzzi, Teresa, Marta Caserotti, Irene Leo, et al.. (2021). The Role of Emotional Competences in Parents’ Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines. 9(3). 298–298. 13 indexed citations

Pesciarelli, Francesca, et al.. (2021). Electrophysiological correlates of unconscious processes of race. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 11646–11646. 6 indexed citations

Roch, Maja, Francesca Pesciarelli, & Irene Leo. (2020). How Individuals With Down Syndrome Process Faces and Words Conveying Emotions? Evidence From a Priming Paradigm. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 692–692. 8 indexed citations

Rubaltelli, Enrico, Sergio Agnoli, & Irene Leo. (2018). Emotional intelligence impact on half marathon finish times. Personality and Individual Differences. 128. 107–112. 14 indexed citations

Leo, Irene & Francesca Pesciarelli. (2018). L’elaborazione implicita del volto e dell’effetto razza studiati attraverso i Potenziali Evento Relati.. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 1(1). 245–255. 2 indexed citations

Pesciarelli, Francesca, Irene Leo, & Michela Sarlo. (2016). Implicit Processing of the Eyes and Mouth: Evidence from Human Electrophysiology. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0147415–e0147415. 9 indexed citations

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Giorgio, Elisa Di, Irene Leo, Olivier Pascalis, & Francesca Simion. (2011). Is the face-perception system human-specific at birth?. Developmental Psychology. 48(4). 1083–1090. 53 indexed citations

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Simion, Francesca, Elisa Di Giorgio, Irene Leo, & Lara Bardi. (2011). The processing of social stimuli in early infancy. Progress in brain research. 189. 173–193. 61 indexed citations

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Pesciarelli, Francesca, Michela Sarlo, & Irene Leo. (2011). The time course of implicit processing of facial features: An event-related potential study. Neuropsychologia. 49(5). 1154–1161. 14 indexed citations

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Lewkowicz, David J., Irene Leo, & Francesca Simion. (2010). Intersensory Perception at Birth: Newborns Match Nonhuman Primate Faces and Voices. Infancy. 15(1). 46–60. 85 indexed citations

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Leo, Irene & Francesca Simion. (2009). Face processing at birth: a Thatcher illusion study. Developmental Science. 12(3). 492–498. 21 indexed citations

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Leo, Irene & Francesca Simion. (2009). Newborns' Mooney‐Face Perception. Infancy. 14(6). 641–653. 28 indexed citations

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Cassia, Viola Macchi, Eloisa Valenza, Francesca Simion, & Irene Leo. (2008). Congruency as a Nonspecific Perceptual Property Contributing to Newborns’ Face Preference. Child Development. 79(4). 807–820. 40 indexed citations

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Simion, Francesca, Irene Leo, Chiara Turati, Eloisa Valenza, & Beatrice Dalla Barba. (2007). How face specialization emerges in the first months of life. Progress in brain research. 164. 169–185. 66 indexed citations

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Leo, Irene. (2006). La preferenza visiva per i volti: un confronto tra bambini e adulti. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 1(1). 199–206. 1 indexed citations

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Valenza, Eloisa, et al.. (2006). Perceptual Completion in Newborn Human Infants. Child Development. 77(6). 1810–1821. 58 indexed citations

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Valenza, Eloisa, et al.. (2005). The Role of Perceptual Skills in Newborns' Perception of Partly Occluded Objects. Infancy. 8(1). 1–20. 5 indexed citations

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